Ancient shipwreck discovered off Turkey claimed to be world’s oldestWed, 14 Oct 2026 18:36:40 +0000 A ship that sank in the Early Bronze Age was probably carrying jars of olive oil and may have been on its way to the ancient city of Troy when it sank | |
Self-replicating AIs are a great digital horror story – here’s the realityWed, 14 Oct 2026 18:11:02 +0000 Anthropic announced that an AI could self-replicate inside smart devices within months, stoking fear around the internet. Columnist Jacob Aron explains the technical limitations that make this spook story less than likely | |
We can rescue the AMOC after its collapse – but it won’t be easyWed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 An AMOC weakened by climate change can be revived by cooling global temperatures, but we don't have the technology to remove huge quantities of CO2 and drive that cooling | |
Twisteddoodles on life before the study began…Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles | |
Tom Gauld: DNA and fossil evidence proved they were close relativesWed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon | |
Some of our favourite New Scientist Live moments – in photographsWed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 With talks by experts from Alice Roberts to Tim Spector and a host of scientific fun to be had, this year's New Scientist Live took place from 10 to 12 October. Check out the action in this selection of shots from the show floor | |
This El Niño will bring predictable disasters, so why aren’t we ready?Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 We know that this monster El Niño will bring floods, droughts, cyclones and wildfires, but some governments aren’t putting in the necessary resources to prepare for disaster | |
This week’s new questionsWed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Why do humans enjoy black-and-white photos or videos, but have less tolerance for images that have only two other colours? If two chromosomes are better than one, why not three? | |
This prize-winning sci-fi novel about wolf rewilding made me cryWed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift somehow delivers both a determined call for more wildernesses globally – and a great novel. Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson is thrilled she gave it another chance | |
Hidden sounds of nature brought to life in fascinating new bookWed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 From ice groaning to a very noisy troop of monkeys, Wilderness Songs by Justin Anderson shows some of the best nature stories are told through soundscapes as well as words – with added QR codes, finds Dhruti Shah | |